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Why are cookies used?

Cookies can be used for a number of reasons, including:

1. enabling us to recognise your device so that we can remember your log-in details and settings
2. providing advertising that is relevant and more interesting to you by collecting statistical and behavioural data
3. monitoring traffic to our websites to understand how they are being used and to ensure there’s enough capacity to run fast
4. providing us with information about our website users, for example, which search engine a visitor used to find the website, how often the visit the website and how long they spend on the website.

You can turn cookies off via your browser or using the Cooking settings on this website here. This won’t stop a website from working, but it might mean it won’t work as well as it could, or that you have to do the same thing more than once.